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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024un•wound (un wound′),USA pronunciation v. - pt. and pp. of unwind.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: unwound /ʌnˈwaʊnd/ vb - the past tense and past participle of unwind
un•wind /ʌnˈwaɪnd/USA pronunciation v., -wound, -wind•ing. - to (cause to) be undone or loosened from or as if from a coiled or wound condition;
untwist: [~ + object]He unwound the coil of electric wire.[no object]The rope began to unwind. - to (cause to) be relieved of tension;
relax: [no object]needed to unwind after a hard day at work.[~ + object]a little soft music to unwind your frazzled nerves.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024un•wind (un wīnd′),USA pronunciation v., -wound, -wind•ing. v.t. - to undo or loosen from or as if from a coiled condition:to unwind a rolled bandage; to unwind a coiled rope.
- to reduce the tension of;
relax:to unwind a person with a drink. - to disentangle or disengage;
untwist:to unwind one's legs from around the stool.
v.i. - to become unwound.
- to become relieved of tension;
relax:After work we can have a drink and unwind.
- 1275–1325; Middle English onwinden; see un-2, wind2
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: unwind /ʌnˈwaɪnd/ vb ( -winds, -winding, -wound)- to slacken, undo, or unravel or cause to slacken, undo, or unravel
- (transitive) to disentangle
- to make or become relaxed: he finds it hard to unwind after a busy day at work
unˈwindable adj |